Skipton was a county constituency centred on the town of Skipton in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Skipton | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Riding of Yorkshire |
Major settlements | Skipton |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Northern West Riding of Yorkshire |
Replaced by | Skipton & Ripon, Pendle, Ribble Valley Westmorland & Lonsdale and Keighley[1] |
It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished nearly a hundred years later, for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Skipton and Ripon constituency.
Boundaries
edit1885–1918: Part of the Wapentake of Skipton and Ewecross.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Barnoldswick, Earby, and Skipton, and the Rural Districts of Bowland, Sedbergh, Settle, and Skipton.
1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Barnoldswick, Earby, and Skipton, the Rural Districts of Bowland, Sedbergh, and Settle, and the Rural District of Skipton except the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton.
In 1974 the rural district of Sedbergh became part of the new county of Cumbria.
Members of Parliament
editElections
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mathew Wilson | 5,059 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Samuel Lister | 4,269 | 45.8 | ||
Majority | 790 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,328 | 86.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,796 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,423 | 50.8 | 5.0 | |
Liberal | Mathew Wilson | 4,289 | 49.2 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 134 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,712 | 80.7 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,796 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | 5.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Roundell | 4,700 | 50.5 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,608 | 49.5 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 92 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,308 | 77.0 | −3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,087 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | 1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,902 | 50.7 | 1.2 | |
Liberal | James Anson Farrer | 4,763 | 49.3 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 139 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,665 | 87.1 | 10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,096 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | 1.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Whitley-Thomson | 5,139 | 50.7 | 1.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 5,007 | 49.3 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 132 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,146 | 85.5 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,865 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | 1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Clough | 5,834 | 51.0 | 0.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Roundell | 5,601 | 49.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 233 | 2.0 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 11,435 | 90.0 | 4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,707 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Clough | 6,579 | 52.0 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Roundell | 6,071 | 48.0 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 508 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
Turnout | 12,650 | 91.2 | 1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 13,864 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Clough | 6,151 | 50.2 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Roundell | 6,100 | 49.8 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 51 | 0.4 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,251 | 88.4 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,864 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: William Clough
- Unionist: Richard Roundell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Richard Roundell | 12,599 | 55.0 | 5.2 |
Liberal | William Anderton Brigg | 10,318 | 45.0 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 2,281 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,917 | 64.2 | −24.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | 5.2 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Richard Roundell | 13,251 | 41.7 | −13.3 | |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 10,228 | 32.3 | −12.7 | |
Labour | Tom Snowden | 8,229 | 26.0 | New | |
Majority | 3,023 | 9.4 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,479 | 85.2 | 21.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Richard Roundell | 12,676 | 39.9 | −1.8 | |
Liberal | Harry Verney | 11,285 | 35.6 | 3.3 | |
Labour | George Willey | 7,767 | 24.5 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 1,391 | 4.3 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 31,728 | 83.6 | −1.6 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ernest Roy Bird | 14,924 | 46.0 | 6.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Woffenden | 8,947 | 27.5 | −8.1 | |
Labour | George Willey | 8,626 | 26.5 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 5,977 | 18.5 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,497 | 83.8 | 0.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | 7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ernest Roy Bird | 16,588 | 39.5 | −6.5 | |
Labour | John Davies | 13,088 | 31.2 | 4.7 | |
Liberal | Thomas Woffenden | 12,320 | 29.3 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 3,500 | 8.3 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,996 | 83.4 | −0.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -5.6 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Roy Bird | 28,013 | 68.2 | 28.7 | |
Labour | John Davies | 13,053 | 31.8 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 14,960 | 36.4 | 28.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,066 | 80.3 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Rickards | 18,136 | 43.0 | −25.2 | |
Labour | John Davies | 14,157 | 33.5 | 1.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Denby | 9,219 | 21.8 | 21.8 | |
Communist | James Rushton | 704 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Majority | 3,979 | 9.5 | −26.9 | ||
Turnout | 42,216 | 82.7 | 2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -13.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Rickards | 22,847 | 56.2 | −12.0 | |
Labour | John Davies | 17,788 | 43.8 | 12.0 | |
Majority | 5,059 | 12.4 | −24.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,635 | 79.6 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: George Rickards
- Labour: John Davies[8]
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common Wealth | Hugh Lawson | 12,222 | 44.8 | New | |
Conservative | Harry Riddiough | 12,001 | 44.0 | −12.2 | |
Independent Labour | Joseph Toole | 3,029 | 11.1 | New | |
Majority | 221 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,252 | 54.9 | −24.7 | ||
Common Wealth gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 17,905 | 41.5 | −14.7 | |
Labour | John Davies | 15,704 | 36.4 | −7.4 | |
Liberal | Eric Townsend | 9,546 | 22.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,201 | 5.1 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,155 | 80.1 | 0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 22,254 | 49.2 | 7.7 | |
Labour | Thomas J. Roberts | 16,290 | 36.0 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Eric Arthur Greenwood | 6,689 | 14.8 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 5,964 | 13.2 | 8.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,233 | 88.9 | 8.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 26,024 | 59.0 | 9.8 | |
Labour | Edgar Hewitt | 18,064 | 41.0 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 7,960 | 18.0 | 4.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,088 | 86.1 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 25,101 | 61.2 | 2.2 | |
Labour | Vincent P. Richardson | 15,919 | 38.8 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 9,182 | 22.4 | 4.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,020 | 82.5 | −3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 20,278 | 48.3 | −12.9 | |
Labour | Frank Hooley | 11,178 | 26.6 | −12.2 | |
Liberal | Claire Graham | 10,543 | 25.1 | New | |
Majority | 9,100 | 21.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,999 | 85.7 | 3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 18,561 | 46.2 | −2.1 | |
Labour | Roderick MacSween | 11,715 | 29.2 | 2.6 | |
Liberal | Wilfrid E.H. Pickard | 9,886 | 24.6 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 8,846 | 17.0 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,162 | 84.0 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 17,532 | 45.1 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Gordon A. Knott | 13,276 | 34.1 | 4.9 | |
Liberal | Wilfrid E.H. Pickard | 8,104 | 20.8 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 4,256 | 11.0 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,912 | 82.0 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 20,817 | 51.3 | 6.2 | |
Labour | Kenneth Targett | 12,011 | 29.6 | −4.5 | |
Liberal | Jean Y.L. Burns | 7,733 | 19.1 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 8,806 | 21.7 | 10.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,561 | 78.6 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 19,301 | 43.3 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Claire Brooks | 17,185 | 38.6 | 19.5 | |
Labour | Terry Wheeler | 8,079 | 18.1 | −11.5 | |
Majority | 2,116 | 4.7 | −17.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,565 | 85.6 | 7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Burnaby Drayson | 17,882 | 41.3 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Claire Brooks | 17,232 | 39.9 | 1.3 | |
Labour | C.G. Burks | 8,109 | 18.8 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 590 | 1.4 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,223 | 82.1 | −3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Grenville Bernard Watson | 23,177 | 51.2 | 9.9 | |
Liberal | Claire Brooks | 17,484 | 38.6 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Brian Michael Selby | 4,632 | 10.2 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 5,693 | 12.6 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,293 | 84.1 | 2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 |
References
edit- ^ "'Skipton', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Liberal Year Book, 1908
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b c d Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b c d British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ a b c d e British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ a b F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)